“Inday”, the ubiquitous Pinay housekeeper, has turned into an instant celebrity because of the recent deluge of text messages from all over the Philippines. These witty, sometimes snarky, and always amusing epiphanies of hers sound off on the issues of the day – from capitalism during the Christmas season, to explaining the psychological benefits of a day off, to changes in the weather patterns wreaking havoc on her backyard sweeping.
This September, let’s see what Inday has to say about conflict, human rights, and peace.
“Conflict is a product of differing beliefs, worldviews, and goals. Unless the parties in conflict resolve their issues in a peaceful way through a compromise of positions, this may boil over into aggressive hostility, which will by no means signify the end of the conflict, but the beginning of a vicious cycle of violence.”
– sabi ni Inday habang inaawat ang dalawang alagang nag-aaway.
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“The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that ‘No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall be prohibited in all their forms.’ With that, sir, I concur respectfully.”
– sabi ni Inday nang sya’y nag-resign.
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“The traditional political definition of peace originated among the ancient Romans who defined peace, ‘pax’, as absentia belli, the absence of war. This conception of peace as mere absence of overt violence, however, is still challenged by some as incomplete. Suggestions that underlying points of conflict must themselves be resolved in order for true peace to exist.”
– sabi ni Inday sa boss na ini-isnab ni Misis dahil nakalimutan ang birthday nya.
